Loading and storing machine.



4 PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908. W. E. HAMILTON. l

LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED A'UG. 29, 1907.

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l W. E. HAMILTON. LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907'.

No. 897,893. PATENTED SEPT. a, 1908.

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PATBNTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

No. 897,898.l

W. E. HAMILTON. LOADING ANI)l STORING MACHINE.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. Z9, 1907.

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No. 897,893. PATENTED SEPT. a, 190s.

W. E. HAMILTON.

LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907.

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i l BY ATTORNEY PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.-

W. E. H III/II-LII0N. LOADINGr AND SIDDING MACHINE.

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I E. Hamilton PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

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LOADING AND SIGNING MACHINE.

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W. E. HAMILTON. i LOADING AND STORING MACHINE;

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907.

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A TTORNE Y.

No. 897,893. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

W. E. HAMILTON.

LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907.

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LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907.

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LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1907.

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No. 897,893. y PATENTED SEPT. 8', 1908.

W. E. HAMILTON.

LOADING AND STORING MACHINE.

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QQ; (KXR 'I BY l I I ATTORNEY.

S' et WILLIAM E. HAMILTON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Loenrive AND s'ronnvenacn'n.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.` 8, 1908.

Application filed August 29, 1907.` Serial No. 390,829.

To all w71 om it may concern: o Be it' known that I, WILLIAM E. 4HAMIL- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and 5 State of Ohio, have invented ceit ain new and useful Improvements in Loading and Storing Machines, of which the following is a specifi- -f cation.

My invention relates to improvements' in loading and storing machines used especially in the handling of coal and other loose material, by the use of which the loose material may be conveniently and con'ipactly stored in bins or a storage yard,` and also reclaimed other receptacles for removal. ,Y

It consists especially in the provision of a` machine mounted upon a turn table u on a truck, the turn t-able sup iorting a de ivery conveyer, and one end o a gathering conveyer in such manner that the delivery conveyer may be arranged at any angle desired with respect to the gathering conveyer.

It further consists in the prov'ision of a de- ?5 livery conveyer pivotally mounted at one end'tliereof to be adjusted vertically, and

preferably suspended from4 a frame by supporting rods or cables secured thereto at separated points `in such manner that the stress on the several supporting cables is approximately balanced.

It, further consists in the mounting of the gathering conveyer at one .end rotatably upon a support mounted on-tlie turntable but said convey-er is not rotatable with the turntable.

It also comprises the provision of a nose portion hinged to said gathering conveyer at its outer end to admit of vertical movement thereon, and adapted to rest upon the ground or platform upon which tliematerial lies, and which is so constructed that the gathering may take place from either side thereof, mechanism being provided for urging the hinged portion' into t-lie material in'either direction.

It also comprises the provision upon the gathering conveyer ofmechanism for swinging said conveyer in either lateral direction; it also comprises the provision of a slideway at each side of said gathering conveyer, and iiights so constructed' that they may deliver material in either direction. l

lt aiso comprises the provision of means between said gathering and delivery conveyers whereby the material brought up by trie or taken from storage and placed in cars or It consists also in the rovision of other parts and devices and tieir combinations' which will hereinafter be clearly set forth.

In the drawings, which are hereto att-ached and hereby made a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine; Fig. 2 is an upper plan view of the saine; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the turn table and platform thereon and the operating parts mounted thereon, the gathering conveyer and delivery conveyer being broken away; Fig. 4 is an upper plan view ot the platform upon which the operating parts for the two conveyers are mounted; Fig. 5 is an upper plan view of the truck and actuating parts therefor; Fig. 6 is a side View of the gathering conveyer with parts broken away; Fig. 7 is a plan view of the construct-ion shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a section through Fig. 6 along the line B-B; Fig. 9 is a section along the line A-A in Fig. 7; Fig. 10 is an upper plan view of the hinged nose portion; Fig. 11 is a side View of the construction shown in Fig. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the construction at the upper end of the gathering conveyer, partly in section; Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 12, partly in section; Fig. 14 is a vertical section through the sliaft'shown in Figs. 12 and 13; F a modied forni of the flight and the position assumed bythe saine in rounding the sprocket; Fig. 16 is a side View of one of the flights shown in Fig. Fig. 17 is a view partly-iii section showing the turntable; Fig. 18 is a plan view of a storage system showinr my improved machine in the process of rec aiming the stored material Fig. 19 is an end elevation of a trestle having an improved form of batter' formed thereunder; Fig. 20 is an end view of a storage plan showing the trestle construction, the track for the loading machine, and a pile of material iii/storage; Fig. 21 represents a storage system in which the ioadinv machine is engaged in gathering material ironi the batter and storing the saine between the tracksg Fig. 22 illustrates a storage system in whieii'the use of elevated trac-irs seien.

ig. 15is or trestles for cars is dispensed with; 23

l illustrates a modified form of the system shown in Fig. 22;. Fig. 24 is a perspective of the take up with parts broken away to show the mounting of the screw.

Referring to the drawings in which the sa'me numeral designates the same part throughout, 1 denotes a truck upon which is mounted the turntable 2 upon which is mounted the platform 3; mounted upon the turntable is the upright tubular column 4 supported by the brace 5; adjacent to the upper end of colunm 4 is a collar 6, pivotally mounted upon which is the gathering conveyer 7, at the outer end of which is the hinged nose 8 mounted thereon to be moved vertically; said conveyer 7 carries means shown at 9 for moving'the same laterally through the agency of the chain or cable conf construction shown generally at 16. Adjacent to one end of the/platform 3 is mounted the frame 17, constructed to support the delivery conveyer 13 through the construction shown generally at 18, the raising and lowering of said delivery conveyer being effected `*through the mechanism illustrated at19.

At 20 is shown 'a hopper construction between the gathering co veyer and. delivery conveyer, constructed to guide the material on to the delivery conveyer, no matter at what position the same may be placed with respect to the gathering conveyer.

At 21 is shown a construction for weighting the end of the platform 3- opposite to that upon which the delivery conveyer is mounted. i" The foregoing numerals refer to the general parts of the machine which have been mentioned at this point to give an idea of the manner in which the machine may operate, a detailed description of the construction of the various features being found hereinafter.

From the foregoing it will appear that the delivery conveyer 13 is adapted to be swung in a circle by neans of the turntable, whereas the gathering conveyer, being mounted u on the turntable but not rotatable therewith,-

will not be affected by the positioning of the 'delivery conveyer; the lateral movement of' thegathering conyeyer is eected through the construction shown at 9, the movement thereof being independent of any movement of the delivery conve er. The conveyers being thus adapted formovement independently of each other, rovision is made by the l adjustable hopper s own at 2() for directing the material brought by the gathering con-lV veyer on to the delivery conveyer in an'y of the positions which the parts may assume.

l Referring L,especially to Figs. 3 and 4, it isnoted that the delivery conveyer 13 is pivotally mountedat 22 in the bracket 23, and A is adapted to be swung vertically upon said pivot 22; the specific construction of the devery conveyer need not be described, as it\ may be formed in any ofthe Well known ways of constructing a truss. rThe frame 17, mounted upon the platform 3 at 24 is stayed by the rod 25 secured at its lower end to the platform and at its upper -end to the upper end of said frame 17 ;V the pulley construction shown at18 carries the lever 26 mounted thereon at the pivot 27. Secured to one arm ofthe lever 26 is the cable 28 attached at its other end to the delivery conveyer at 28a, and secured to the other arm of lever 26 is the cable 29 attached at its other end to the delivery conveyer at 29 a. The cables 28 and 29 each suport approximately an equal portion of the oad carried by the pulley construction at 18,`

and inasmuch as the stresses set up by the load in the cables 28 and 29 are unequal, the pivot point 27 is located between the center of the le'- ver 26' and one end thereof at such point as to render the load supported by one arm approximately equal to the load su ported by the other arm. The raising and lbwerin of the delivery conveyer 1s accomplished through the cable 30, passing over the pulley construction 18 and passing over the idler pulley 31 secured to the latform at 32, whence said cable 30 is carried) to the drum 33, rotatably sup orted on the shaft 34, mounted at one en in the sup orts shown at 35.

Shaft 34 carries at, one en a gear wheel 36 in mesh with worm gear 37 actuated by the bevel wheel 38, the latter. being adapted to enmesh with either .of the bevel gears 39 and 40, the direction of rotation of bevel gear 38 being determined by the bevel gear by which itvmay be actuated. The provision of the i 'bevel gears 39 and 40 makes it possible to reverse the direction of rotation of the shaft 34, and thereby to raise or lower the delivery conveye'r. at the vwill of the operator. These bevel gears are carried on shaft 41 which has ri idly mounted thereonv the gear wheel 42 a` apted to mesh with pinion 43 carriedA by the shaft of the motor 44. Conventional clutching devices are shown at 45 and 46 whereby either of the bevel gears 39, 4() may be thrown into actuating engagement with the gearwheel 38. Shaft 41 has its bearings-1n the platform 3 at points 47 and 48,

said shaft carrying at 1ts opposite end sprocket 49, over vwhich passes the-cable 50 to t e sprocket wheel 51, the latter being mounted on shaft 52 adjacent to the endL thereof.` Shaft 52 has its bearings 53 andy 54 in the drum 55. Preferably I provide a belt 56 for conveying` material, said belt passing around platform 3, and carries rigidly thereon the.

- work 77, shown in Figs. t

and the lever handle 75.

would conceal the pinion from view. i reversmg the mot-or 72, the direction of sarees the drum and being actuated 4thereby E the brace members 5;

through theconstruction just described; at its outer end conveyer 13 has pivotally and adjustably mounted therein the* drum 57 over which the beit 56 passes. As stated,

the convcyer may be raised or lowered as desired, and the belt is ada` ted to be operyated by the construction tescribed at. any

angle of eievation which the have assumed.

The delivery cnveyer is mounted conveyer may upon the turntable 2, the construction and operai tion of which will now-be described. The truck 1 may be formed, as shown in Fig. 5, preferably of the -beams 5t), having depending therefrom the framework indicated at '58; a rail 66 is provided upon which the wheels 61 are adapted to run, and above the wheels is positioned the inverted rail 62. the

' rails 60 and 62 forming the race for the turntable wheels, said wheels being conventionally shown m Fig. 1. and an eudview of one wheel being shown in Fig. 17, to which further reference is hereby made. The frameand 17, supports the internal annular rack 64 with which pinion 65 mounted upon verticalshaft 66 is adapted to mesh; shaft 66 carries at its lower endt-he worm wheel 67, adapted to enmesh with and to be driven by the worm gear 68 (see Fig. 5), said Worm gear 68 being actuated through shaft 69 by gear wheel 7 0 meshing with pinion 71 carried at the outer end of the shaft of motor'72. The clutch 73 forengaging pinion 71 with the gear wheel is controlled through therod 74 and 74a In Fig. 17, a section through the annular rack and race is shown, the v'pinion 65 on shaft 66 supported in the bracket 76 being there shown in position in front of the section illustrated, it being understood that the rack is continuous and if the complete circle were shown, it Upon movement of the turntable will also be reversed, and the delivery conveyer4 13 may thereby be rotated in either direction desired.

Referring to Fig. 5, frame members 63a have positioned cent-rally thereon the plate member 63h, provided with an opening therethrough to receive the lower end of hub 123 (see Fig. 3), whereby the turntable is centered with respect tothe race construction shown in Flg. 17. The platform or -framework 3 upon which said delivery? conveyer 1s mounted is itself supported upon the octagonal construction having the sides 77 and cross frame pieces 78 and 79, said side and cross frajne plee-es being secured together and braced by the plates 80. Mounted upon the frame 3 are the I-beams 8 1 supporting the tubular column 4 at its lower nd, said column at its upper end being support-ed by lar 6. which mav be Olven a rotarv motion on said column by said turntable and also independent of the rotation of the head shaft 11 therein. The manner of supporting the gathering conveyer at its upper end is shown in out-line in Fig. lupon which is designated a. fra-me supporting member 85, saidframe supporting member being joined to the gathering conveyer on the underside thereof at 86.

Referring especially to Figs. 1, 12 and 24 a second frame supporting member is shown at 85", a bottom cover for the take up is lshown at 85c and a top cover at 85a; slidably carried by the frame supporting meinber 85, 85", is the frame 84, 84a having the bracket 89, receiving the screw 88, which is mount-ed in the bracket 87 secured inthe frame supportingmembers 85 and 85b by the bolts 87". At its forward end bracket 89 is of a yoke shape to embrace the collar 6, and

to receive the pins 82 and 83 in the openings 82 and 83a. The head of the screw 88 is shownat 8 8 a@ By turning the screw 88, the gathering conveyer may be moved towards or away from the. head shaft as desired, thereby taking care of any slack be foundin the conveyer chain, or loosening the latten whenever desired. tion may be spoken of as the take up and is used for the purpose stated.

At its outer. end the main gathering conveyer is provided with hinge pms, one shown at 90, to which is hinged a gathering or nose portion 91, to swing vertically. It will be noted that the hinge is in the horizontal plane ofthe oppositely disposed chain portions, whereby t-he chain is constantly kept adjusted to the varying positions of the nose portion 91; if the nose ortion is inclined at an angle to the longitu inal line of the main gathering conveyer, the chain being dis osed thereon 1n line with't-he hinge pins, wi l not be stretched or relaxed by the position which the nose portion may assume. This would not be true if the hinge were not in the saine horizontal plane with the chain ortions, and it is due to this construction tliat my nose portion 91 operates with entire success. (larried on said main gathering conveyer 7 is the actuating construction designated at 9, comprising the motor 92 having at the out-erend the column 4, independent ot' the rotation of that might' Thisconstrucof itsL shaft the pinion 93 adapted to mesh with gear 94, sald gear actuating the Worm 95, the latter meshing with the worm gear 96 mounted upon the shaft 97, said shaft carrying the sprocket98; cable chain 99 passes around said sprocket and over guide roller 100, to sheave 101, one end of said cable 99 being led off in one direction indicated at 10, the other end-being led in the opposite direction indicated at 102, and at its outer ends said cable 99 is secured to the anchor posts 103 and 104. VAs the cable is actuated by the motor the effect of the construction described will be to cau'se the gathering con- -veyer to be moved laterally in either direc- Y tion at the will of the operator.

' The construction of the gathering conveyer is clearly shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, in rwhich a truss construction is disclosed having the bottom frame members shown at 105, the top framemembers 106, and the side frame members 107 and 108, said frame members being securely held together at f their junctions by angle irons illustrated at 109. Longitudinally of this frame and resting upon the bottom members 105 is the angle iron or guide-shown at 110, which has its beginning adjacent the sprocket wheel 115, and extends thence upon the conveyer frame and conforming in direction thereto, to the hinge 90 thereon; on the nose portion 91, is provided a continuation thereof indicated at 110", which is continued around the idler ulley 1111Jand along the opposite side of the ace of said nose portion to the hinge 90. 0n the main gathering conveyer is provided a continuation 110b which is ositioned upon Y. the conveyer frame along t e face thereof and terminates adj acent'the s rocket wheel 115, opposite the end of gui e 110, above noted. Positioned above t e uides just dei scribed and spaced apart there om, and continuous therewith, ,is `the angle iron or guide 111, 111", and 111b; it isv seen that this construction of the guides provides the continu? ous opening 112, the opening between the guides on the nose portion registering with and continuing thel opening between the guides on the m/ainconveyer. The adjacent ends of the guides at the tr e are cut away suitably at 113 to permit the vertical swinging of the nose portion on the axis of the hinge. At the outer end of the' nose portion is mounted the idler pulley 1141, and at the upper end of the head shaft 11 is mounted 4the sprocket wheel 115, the cable chain 116 passing around said sprocket and idler and being actuated by the s rocket through the head shaft 11. Said c ain travels on'the f inner side 'of 'the angle irons orguides hereinbefore noted, said chain carrying at intervalsvthereon the members 117 to which the nights 118 'are secured, said members 117 projecting outwardly through the opeg 112left between the oppositely disposed t n gle irons above noted, which act as guides for the chain and iiights. These guides are coni tinuous, as stated, and are constructed to yconform to the contour of the conveyers, the l main gathering conveyer being referably curved adjacent its upper end as siliown; the guides on the nose portion 91 are formed adjacent the hinge 90 with a slight upward curve therein, whereby the registration of the guides on the nose portion and main conveyer is effected.

Referring to Fig. 10, flights in their passage around the idler wheel 114 are shown, said flights each having an extension or tail piece 119 at each side thereof; these tail 80 pieces are in engagement with the ides above noted, and said tail pieces ho d the iiights in operative position when the chain carrying sald i'iights is moving in either direction. -In myimproved machine I contemplate the movement of the chain in either direction on the gathering conveyer as desired, and l render the flight capable of conveying material in either direction by the provision of the oppositely disposed tail pieces thereon, as shown. lnlliig. 15 I have shown another form of flight at120, said flight being secured to a member 121 provided in the form here shown at each of its ends with hooks 122; said member 121 is in- 95 teliosed between any two links of the chain,

an is engaged' therewith by means of the hooks 122; holes may be formed through` member 121 to receive the links, ifV desired?" The engagement of said member 121 with 10o the drive sprocket is shown in Fig. 15,

thelength of said member being determined by the construction of the sprocket wheel,

and especially by the spacing of the teeth thereon.n lf pro erlyadjusted to thes rocket 105 used, said'mem er may displace a p urality of links and thereby shorten the chain somewhat, and yet the said member will travel aroundthe `sprocket in -such mannery that the Hight thereon is in the radial line of the 110 sprocket, and is therefore always inl Working osition. f a chain com osed entirely of inks were used and the iiig t 118 having the tail pieces 119 werersecured to an enlargement of one of the' links, in assing around 115 the idlerA or 'sprocket wheel t e fiight would be thrownv out of the radial line of said s rocket wheel, as shown in vFig. 10 either a cad of said line or behind the same, in

either case the dight not occupying its attaching member shown in 15, obviates lthis difficulty, slightly shortensthe, chain,

- sprocket wheel. As shown,` said member .121 is detachable, andthe flights may also be secured thereto detachably. Further, as

seen, the form of flight-attaching member: shown in Fig. constantly maintains the flight in operating position, and also assures the roper engagement of the chain with the teet 1 of the sprocket wheel or idler.

The conveyer chain 116 at the upper end of the gathering conveyer passes around the sprocket wheel 115; this .sprocket wheel isy actuated in the following manner: Head shaft 11 is positioned in the tubular column 4, and at its lower end is rigidly fixed in the hub 123 of a horizontal bevel gear wheel 124; meshing with this gear wheel 124 is a bevel pinion 125 mounted at the end of a shaft 126 gournaled in the framel 3 at 127 and 128. Said shaft carries the gear wheel 129 adapted to mesh with.pinion 130 mounted on the shaft of the motor 131, said motor being mounted upon the frame 3 as shown: The operation of said motor therefore will -cause tie actuation of the head shaft 11 through The lthe gearing construction described.

- motor is constructed to reverse its operation,

' is prov'id the space 112 between the gui:

whereby the head shaft may be rotated in either direction, which of course will cause the conveyer chain and theTlights to travel in either direction, as/hereinbefore indicated. The conveyer' chain, as before pointed out, moves along on the inner faces of the guides, the flights engaging upon the outer faces of said guides, the form of flight shown at 118 engaging therewith by means of .the tail pieces 119, and the form of flight shown at 120 engaging against tl e outer faces of the .guides by means of the' lugs 132. As seen,

the links of the chain lyin verticallyT are wholly on the inner side of t e guides, while the links lying horizontally travel partly in ears by referring to the lcross secigs. 8 and 9, the gathering conveyer ed with two slideways 133 and 134, having the sides 135 and 136; between these slideways is the' construction shown at 137 arranged to cover the operating mechanism underneath the conveyer and rotecting the same" from the coal Vor other oose materialv being carried; As pointed out above, the two slideways are rendered necessary by the feature of my construction which permits the reversing of the travel of the chain, whereby material may be. carried by the conveyer chain ineither direction of its travel. The slideways are constructed to cooperate with the flights in the conveying of material, and are therefore formed continuously along the line of travel of the conveyer chain. At the inner end of the nose portion 91 adjacent the hinge 90, the chain guides are curved up-y As ap tions 111 provide preferably a filler member 113 at that point, whereby the bottom of the s lideway is rendered continuous and unbroken Adjacent the mounted end of the gatheri ing conveyer, the floors of the slideways 133 and 108 are vlikewise discontinued, but a curved extension 137a 'is provided, which practically acts as a continuation of the sides. A plate member 13S is mounted upon a colla-I', 139 superposed upon, the collar 6 and I loosely surrounding the head shaft 11, and is rotatable with the turntable by means of the -tie member 138a; said plate member acts as l' a continuation ofthe floors of the slideways. l `Through this plate 138 is provided an opening at 140, in the rear of the colunin 4; l provide upon the lower face of said plate 138 at the opening 140 a hopper member 141,'so that the material brought up the gathering conveyer by the flights 11S, when thesame is delivered tothe opening 140, will be guided in its downward movement by means of the hopper 141. A second hopper member 142 is provided upon'the delivery conveyer, and is preferably mounted pivotally as shown at 142 above the drum 55 actuating the belt conveyerv 56, so that the material passing through the hopper member 141 will be guided on to the belt conveyer 56 through the l'second hopper member 142. The member 141 lies with its lower end loosely ink142, so

that a certain degree of tilting motion in the member 142 due to thevertical movement of the delivery conveyer.13, may be accom? modated and the member 142 will remain in register with the member 141. The hopper member 142 is preferably further secured by` pivoted link 142b to the tubular column 4. The curved. end member 137 is adapted to coperate with the flights and the plate member described to deliver the loose material to the opening 140 into the hopper construction. At the lower end of the gathering conveyer is the hinged nose piece or secondary conveyer 91,' it will be not-ed that this hinged secondary conveyer or nose portion is cut away on both sides at 143 and 144, so that for some distance from ,this outer end the flights carried by the conveyer chain extend or reach beyond the nose portion into the material which is to be gathered and conveyed. The nose portion 91, on account of the hinge connection with the main gathering conveyer 7, may lie at an angle with the longitudinal line of said main gathering conveyer 7, and the construction is such that this angle may vary with the nature ofv the surface operated upon without decreasing the efficiency' of the mechanism. .The .chain guides, as above stated, are positioned thereon lin continuation of theguldes'on the conveyer frame 7, so that the conveyer chain with lits flights is constantly maintained in operative rela-v and 134 are discontinued, and the. sides.107

- operated upon, and as a plurality of iiighwts project beyond the nose portion, they are 1n proper position to take into the material effectively, and all that is necessary is to feed the nose portion gradually'into the side of the ile. This movement may be continued as ong as the material1 can be reached by the noseportion in the lateral swing of the gathering conveyer. This. construction of the nose portion combined with the means for reversing the travel of the conveyer chain, renders it possible to gather across the face of the pile in one direction, and to gather on the re-4 turn across' the face of the pile in the opposiLte direction. Therefore, I contemplate the movement of the nosev portion back and forth across the face of'the` pile, thegathering be*- ing proceeded with continuously. Vith myl improved hinged eonveyer, I therefore render the gathering of the material more easy and expeditious, and gather over a wider area without movin the'machine than has hitherto been possib e.

I contemplate the provision of tracks as shown at 146, upon which my loading maf chinevwill be propelled backwardly and forwardly, or into or away from the material to be operated uponat the will of the operator; to this end I provide the construction shown most clearly in Fig. 5, in which the truckframe is shown at 1, mounted u on the wheels 147, there being carried upon t e axle or shaft 148 a sprocket wheel or preferably a sheave 149; around the sheave 149 is ada ted to operate ya cable member 150, said cable being actuated as follows: On ,the framework of the truck having suitable bearings at 151, 152, 7and 153 is mounted the shaft 154 carrying thereon the gear'wheel 155 adapted to mesh with pinion 156 borne on shaft 157 mounted on shaft 157 andadapted to actuate the same is gear wheel`--rl58 meshing with pinion 159, on the shaft of the motor 72. Pinion 159 is adapted to be thrown into or out of mesh with the gear wheel 158 by the clutch mechanism 160,- the latter being operated through the rods 1,61 and 7 4. Adjacent its ends said shaft 154 is provided wlth the sheaves 162 and 163, there being similar sheaves at the opposite end of said shaft. Cable 150 engages with sheaves 149 and 163,' while cable 151 1 engages with sheave 164 on the wheel shaft 148at and also with the sheave 162 mounted at the end of the shaft 154.

Now'if the motor be operated and the shaft 154 rotated clockwise, the cable 150 will set upa motion'in the sheave 149 and consequently in the wheel 147 towards the right,

while cable 151a sets up a motion also towards the right in the wheel shaft upon which itis mounted, so that the motion of the truck under the assumed direction of rotation of the 1shaft 154 would be toward the right. If the motor be reversed the direction of lmovement of the truck will also be reversed.-

My improvedloading and storing machine readily ada ts itself to systems of storing and reclaiming ,lbose material, and in the drawings I have illustrated several systems.V f

Referring particularly to Figs. 18, 19, 20, and 21, 165 is a track having the 'car 166 thereon; 167 is a track preferably parallel with track 165, and between the twozmentioned tracks is disposed a third track system 168, upon which I place the truck sup orting my improved machina InA Fig. 18, diie machine is lshown engaged in gathering material from the pile 169 and delivering the same into the car 166, which may then be moved along the track 165 to any desired destination. In Fig. l21 I show I'ny machine engaged in gathering material 17() from the foot of the trestle upon which track 167 is placed, and delivering the same to the space etween the tracks 165 and 167, and arranging the'sa-me in a pile 171. Preferably the tracks are elevated as shown in Fig. 20, at 172 and 173, and underneath the tracks are rovidedthe batters 174 and 175 upon whic coal or other loose material unloaded so that material may be stored upon said track 177 and readily gathered therefrom by my improved hinged gathering conveyer hereinbefore described. As stated, the machine is engaged in the work of reclaiming material in Fig. 18 and in storing it in Fig. 21. In Fig. 19 I show a batter formed of a sta tionary upper portion 179 on one side of the track and 179aL on the opposite side, said stationary portions being preferably secured upon the. stringers 179b and 17 9`." Pivotally mounted upon the pin 180 to` swing laterally thereon is the batter 181, positioned at its upper end upon the Stringer 179d and at its lower end upon the removable pin 182, and when said pm is removed the batter 181 is `free to swing on pivot and assume the senses position shown in 'dotted lines 181a. The supporting truss for the trestle' is shown generally in 182 a. Therefore with this hinged batter construction. I may dumpcoal either at one side or the other ofthe trestle, at will, and in either case have the same deflected as described by the batter, for the purpose of establishing storage at either or bot 23 to the pile` 200. The maclnne may bev machine beine y chutes 197 and 198 onto the nose lmy im roved machine.

sides of the track.

I have illustrated modied'forms of systems in Figs. 22 and 23; in Fig. 22, 183 and 184 represent tracks alone the sides of the storage area, and 185 is a belt conveyer adapted to carry material across said storage area. 186 represents a ile of loose material, 187 shows my improve machine in position for gathering material from the pile 186, anddelivering the s anie on to the belt conveyer 185, whence it may be carried to either of the tracks 184 or 183. Underneath track 184, I have shown a bin 188, into which material from car 184 may be dumped, and elevated from the bottom ofsaid bin by the conveying system 189, re resented conventionally, and emptied into tige bin or hopper 190, on to the belt conveyer 185. When the material is delivered in this manner a tripping device such as shown in Fig. 23 at 191, ymay be arranged over the belt fordeilecting ythe coal therefrom on to the `nose portion 91'of my iinproved machine, whence the material may be conveyed upwardly on to the delivery conveyer and from that oint delivered Wherever desired, the position' of the. parts of the adapted to the conditions required. In li'ig. 23, Il have shown a similar arrangement of tracks, in which I dump the coal iito the bin 193, and conveyr the saine upwardly into the bin 194, whence by hopper arrangement shown conventionally at 195 the coal is delivered on to a belt shown in section at 196,.'and is carried thereon luntil reaching the tri per 191, by which it is `dis charged throng either one or both of the portion of Thence it is conveyed y one machine to the piles shown at 199 and by the other machine shown in Fig.

vmoved along the tracks as the pile/advances, and the tripper may he moved along the conveyer belt 196 to any position desired in order to defieet the material from the belt on to the machine. In dotted lines in Fig. 23 I have shown the position of the delivery conveyer when the machine shown at 201 is used for gathering or reclaiming the material from the pile 200 and loading the same into the car shown at 202 for removal. In my improved loading and storage machine, therefore, itis vseen that I provide gatheringand delivery conveyers, mounted preferably upon a truck, whereby said machine may be moved with res ect to the material to be operated upon, as esired. In using my machine a track for storage material is brought to the yard to be stored.

track at one side or at both sides or at one g end of the yard may be provided, in the latter case a belt conveyer being arranged through the yard centrally from one end to the other, and by the use of appropriate tripping devices the material carried on this belt conveyer may be deiiected at Whateverpoints desired, Where it may be icked up by the machine and stored; it eing understood that the storing will progress in Whatever manner the operator may desire.

To manipulate' and position the delivery conveyor, I have described the turntable positioned upon the truck, actuating said turntable. By the use of the turntable the delivery conveyer may be swung through an anglel of about two hundred-and forty degrees in practice, thereby delivering the material over a wide area without moving the position of the machine roper. Mechanism is also rovided and has )een hereinbefore describe for raising and lowering the delivery conveyer as desired, so that thesame may be utilized for loading into cars near the surface line, or for delivering material to the top of a lofty pile. This provision for raising and lowering the deivery conveyer also obviates the breakage of they material operated u on, which would take place if the materia were required to drp into storage from a fixed hei ht.

he gathering conveyer herein efore described is mounted upon al loose collar on the central'tubular column on the turntable, in such -manner that said conveyer may be given a swing laterally in either direction. Means are provided, preferably carried by the gathering conveyer, for accomplishing this lateral movement, said means consisting the ends of thecable distance from the lower portion of the gathering conveyer and on both sides thereof, and secured to anchor means. VThe gathering conveyer is also capable of a vertical swing through a limited distance, being mounted uponv the collar by a pivot construction.

At the out-er end of the main gathering rovide a nose portion which is conve-.yer I y ie gathering conveyor -to 'swing and the means for essentially` f a cable voperated by a motor; beingtpositioned at av thetmaterial lies, and on provided, and as it Will generally 12o nose portion is adspjattw ' construction at the hinge is such as to admit..

ldig mto the same with muc base late of thenose portion, and are therefore ieffectively brought into engagement with: the material operated upon. The iiights are so mounted vthat they do not only scrape material lying in their ath, but alsoforce. The conveyer chain is adapted to travelNin lon i- Ltudinal guides mounted on the faces of yt e conveyer and nose portion, and conforming to the contour of said faces, and the flights are so constructed that they coperate with thevguides, and provision is made for revers-v ing the travel of the chain and fiights where-` by' material may be carried in either direction. To'render it possible for the machine to gather material while the nose portion is moving in either lateral direction, I provide a slideway ateach side of the gathering con# veyer and the inner end of the nose portion;

however, I may dispense with an outer side.

for the slideways on the nose portion, so that referably the troughs in which the material 1s delivered will be constructed only on the main conveyer. At the hinge described, I

rovide an appropriate construction for giving the guides on the nose portion and on'the main .conveyer a slight upward "curve, whereby the longitudinal openings between the guides register throughout tlielength'of both conveyers. As described and shown, the

of the vertical swing of the nose portion,

' which I regard as avery essential feature of machines used for loading-and storing or re-` claiming purposes.

l The slideways in the main conveyer are discontinued adjacent the'upper end thereof,

and Iprovide preferably a p ate mounted on a collar, loosely surrounding the head shaft, the plate being mounted independently of the gathering conveyer, although ordinarily it would, through friction, be rotated by the gathering conveyer in its lateral swing. The

plate is also mounted independently of the turntable, but is attached thereto'as shown and therefore under ordinary conditions,-

would assume a pro er position at the ends of. the slideways A or receiving material brought up on the gathering eonveyers. provide anopening through the plate; andl preferably at the upper eiid of the gathering conveyer, I provide the curved end member which coperates with the plate and the guides anddischarges the material through said opening. Inv order that material discharged through said o ening may always pass properly on to the elivery conveyer, I ave provided a hopper construction, formed preferably of two members, the upper mem er 'preferably extending loosely into the lower member and always registering therewith. 'llhe preferable construction is one in which the u per member is secured to the late and is therefore movable therewith, the ower member be'rnounted upon the detherefore subject to a movement u wardly and downwardly through a limited istance due to the upward and downward movement ofthe delivery conveyer, and of course as the delivery conveyer is carried in a lateral direclivery conveyer 'frame and hence movable` therewith. The lower hopper member is tion on the turn table, the hopper memberl place a plurality of links therein whereby the by thel Hight is constantly maintained in its tachingsaid upper hopper member or plate struction renders it certain that the two adapted to be secured to the chain to dis? chain is somewhat shortened and also wheremost effective operating position both bethe latter. I also have described a construction for supporting the delivery conveyer by which the stresses therein set/up by the load of the conveyer are distributed equally tothe supporting points thereon.

y machine being adapted especially for illustrated several?v systems yof arrangement of storage lants.

tween the sprockets and when passing around use in storing and reclaiming material, I have I have ustrated in the drawingsand described herein the construction which at the present time seems a of my invention, but do not limit myself to desire the benefit of all variations of confeX ress the spirit of )my invention.

at Iclaim istA -13 1. A loadi machine comprising a platform mounte upon a truck, a turntable thereon, gathering mechanism pivotally mechanism supported on said turntable, means` constantly in register with said desaid gathering mechanism on to said delivery i mechanism, and means for imparting lateral movement to said gathering mechanism.

2.' A loadi machine comprising a platform 'mounte upon a truck, a turntable thereon, radial gathering mechanism ivotmechanism mounted upon said turntableindependently of said gathering mechanism, means for vertically adjusti said delivery mechanism, means constantly 1n register with said delivery conveyer ffor discharging material thereon from said gatheringmechanism,

struction and modifications thereof which ally mounted above. said turntable, de 'very referable embodiment the construction shown-and described,rbut

mounted above said turntable, delivery livery conveyer for discharginglmaterialfrom stantly in register with the and means for actuating lsaid truck towards and away from the material to be moved.

are adapted to travel, and means for actuating said conveyer chain to gather and de- 3. A loading machine comprising a platliver material through either trough at the form mounted upon a truc thereon, a tubular column su ported within the above said turntable, a ead shaft rotatably mounted in said column, a gathering conveyer mounted loosely upon said column, and a delivery conveyer mounted upon said turn table andl ada ted to swing thereon about the axis of saidp head shaft.

4. A loading machine comprising a platform mounted upon a truck, a turn table thereon, radial gathering mechanism supported on said turntable and constructed to e automatically adaptedY to varying elevations of the surface o erated upon, means for discharging materia from said mechanism on to said delivery`mechanism, said means being constructed to be conpoint of discharge from said gathering mechanisml and the con-v veyer on said delivery mechanism.

5. In a loading machine, a column, a gathering conveyer pivotally mounted there.- on, a plate loosely mounted on said column to receive the material borne by said conveyer and having a discharge opening therein, a delivery conveyer, and a hopper construction comprising a member depending from said plate and a second member mounted upon the delivery conveyer and registering with said depending member.

6. In a loading machine, pivotally mounted' gathering mechanism, a turntable, delivery mechanism mounted upon said turntable to swing in a vertical means interposed between said gathering mechanism and said delivery mechanism and adapted to be constantly in position for discharging material on to said delivery conveyer regardless of the degree of' inclination which the latter may have assumed.

7. In a loading machine, a turntable, a

head shaft mounted thereon, a gathering conveyer supported to swing about the axis of said hea shaft, a plate member mounted independently of-said gathering conveyer to swing about the aXis of said head shaft and constructedl to receive material from said gathering mechanism and having an o ening therein, a delivery conveyer mounte said turntable, and adapted to receive and carry away the material discharged through said (pening in said plate.

8. n an inclined loading machine a gathering mechanism comprising a longitudinal frame, pivotally supported at its up er end and adapted to be supported at its otlier end upon the ground and constructed to be automatically adapted to varying elevations of on, a conveyer chain the surface operated u to travel over said having flights adapter frame, a longitudinal trough disposed upon each side of said frame in which said flights.

gathering plane, hopper uponv4 a turntable will of the operator.

9. In a loading inachine, a pivotally mountedA gathering mechanism comprisingl a longitudinal frame, pivotally supported at its upper end and adapted to be su ported at its its other end upon the ground) and constructed to be automatically adapted to varying elevations of the surface operated upon, a conveyer chain having flights ada ted to travel over said frame, a longitu inal trough disposed upon each side of said frame in which said flightsare adapted to travel, means for reversing the direction of movement of said chain whereby material may be carried along either side of said conveyer, a delivery conveyer having its receiving end arranged beneath the delivery end of said gathering conveyer and adapted to receive and convey the material discharged thereon from said gathering mechanism.

10. In a loading machine, a truck, a turntable mounted thereon, gathering mechanismA pivotally mounted on said turntable comprising an elongated frame having a longitudinal trough disposed upon each side thereof, a conveyer chain having lateral ights thereon adapted to travel y in said troughs, means for reversing the direction of'inovement of said chain whereby material may be carried along either side oi said conveyer, a delivery conveyer mounted'upon said turn table and arranged to receive the material carried by said gathering conveyer,

veyers.

11. In a loading machine, a truck, a turn table mounted thereon, gathering mechanism pivotally mounted at its upper end on said turn table comprising an elongated frame having a longitudinal trough disposed on each side thereof, a conveyer chain upon said gathering rmechanism having lateral flights thereon adapted to travel in said troughs, means for reversing the direction of movement of said chain, whereby material may be carried along either side of said gathering mechanism, a delivery conveyer mounted upon said turn table and adapted to swing therewith and arranged to receive the materialcarried by said gathering mechanism, and actuating means for said conveyers.

.12. In .a loading machine, a conveyer frame, a plate hinged to the outer end thereof to swing about an axis at a right angle to e to travel, means for operating said chain,vand 

